Inside Texas Politics | State lawmaker seeking harsher penalties for sex crimes against children

State Rep. Steve Toth is upset – like many Republicans – after a megachurch pastor admitted publicly to a relationship with an underage girl years ago.

[MikeCK]

How will strengthened penalties work when the church is hiding the offenders? Answer: they won't. This is performative B.S.

[melissabruhn]

Until there is accountability at the top will be no systemic change. Statutes of limitation need addressed.

[TheMagician]

The leadership does it but workers get punished for it

[Vinnyj]

And that's why whoever this guy is if we ever find out he will not be walking anymore because this is ridiculous that schools can allow this to happen and not report it to the law